WA Youth Awards 2022 winners announced

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Young Western Australians shine at this year’s Awards.
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After delays due to COVID-19 earlier in the year, young people in Western Australia finally had their time to shine at the WA Youth Awards.

The accomplishments of all finalists were celebrated on Friday, 14 October at the WA Museum Boola Bardip, with winners announced in 10 categories. The coveted WA Young Person of the Year was also awarded, recognising outstanding contributions and service to the youth community.

Winner of the WA Young Person of the Year: Zahra Al Hilaly.

Zahra is an Australian representative for UN Women, Co-chair of the Ministerial Youth Advisory Council and was recently named the 2022 Western Australian Young Multicultural Person of the Year. A seasoned speaker and youth representative, Zahra has addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York and served as a youth delegate for conferences in Italy, China and France.

She is also an accomplished poet and writer, her stories have been published in SBS Australia, The West Australian and Vogue Australia. Zahra will receive $10,000 in funding, supported through Lotterywest, to deliver an impact-focused project for young people in Western Australia.

Category winners:

  • Charmaine Dragun Memorial Award: Briana Fiore
  • ECU Community Leadership Award: Lucy Stronach
  • Mission Australia Young Changemaker Award: Zahra Al Hilaly
  • Aboriginal Health Council of WA Positive Achievement Award: Akira Vickers
  • Commissioner for Children and Young People Participate Award: Fatoumata Toure
  • Minister for Youth’s Most Outstanding Youth Worker Award: Olivia Colja
  • Propel Youth Arts WA Creative Contribution Award: Grace Newton-Wordsworth
  • Y WA Collective Action Award: Dr YES
  • Youth Focus Sector Collaboration Award: Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Services Inc.
  • Youth Futures Innovation for a Sustainable Future Award: Alexis McDonald.

Well done to all the inspiring nominees and winners!

The WA Youth Awards are coordinated by the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia, with principal support from the Department of Communities and Lotterywest. Photo credit: Miles Noel photography.

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